madder red; dark red; crimson
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
expression; look; countenance; face
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
two days later; day after next; next day but one
witnessing; observing; sighting
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
what sort of; what kind of; what way
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
absorption; suction; attraction
offensive strength; offensive power; striking power
change; transformation; inversion
to get one's head around; to think about
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
to think of; to give one's thought to
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to anticipate; to foresee
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing